Combination-suit.



W. K. JONES.

COMBINATION SUIT.

Awucmou FILED JAN. 19. 1915 Parentenqun 8, 1915.

n 0 T w V N WITNESSES.

ATTORNEYS WILLIAM KETCHUM JONES, on WICHITA, Kansas.

COMBINATION-SUIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application filed May 5, 1914, Serial No. 836,458. Divided andthis application filed Jazmin-7 19,

' 1915. Serial No. 3,088.

Improved Combination-Suit, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact descrip- This application is a division'of my original applicationfor patent for a combination suit, filed May 5, 1914, Serial No.836,458, and the invention hereinafter described and claimed is animprovement in that class of combination suits in which the short backof the body or jacket portion of the garment overlies a' drop or seatflap.

In my invention the jacket skirt extends down so as to cover the hippockets of the garment and overlie the hips of the wearer, thuseffectually excluding dust and dirt from the pockets as well as from theunder garments and body. of the wearer. The

.'drop flap and jacket skirt are detachably connected by buttons whichare preferably secured to the drop flap, but may be secured to the bodyof the garment. One button is attached at the waist-band and anotherbutton is located at the bottom of the side slit or opening between theadjacent side edges of the skirt and the drop flap and preferablysecured to the latter so that it serves the double purpose of holdingdown the skirt of the jacket and effecting the desired closure of theslit between the drop. flap and front of the garment so as to excludedust and dirt. The fastening also effected by the lower button serves toholdthe jacket skirt snug and tight, thus obviating the danger of theskirt being caught by machinery, etc.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a rear perspective view of thegarment applied to a person. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same withthe jacket skirt turned up and the drop or seat flap turned down. Fig. 3is a-perspective showing the jacket skirt and drop or seat flap buttonedin a different position than that illustrated in Fig. 1.

In the several figures, A indicates the jacket or body portion of thegarment and B, the trousers, the two being integrally con nected at thefront. The jacket is, however, open along the front median line from thecollar to the crotch of the trousers, as required to permit the wearerto conveniently don or remove the suit.

adapted to engage a strip which is connected Patented June 8, 1915.

The back of the trousers B is provided with asanitary drop flap Dhaving'at its upper end buttons E with a. strap attached to the back ofthe I acket on the inside, as will be understood y reference to dottedlines in Fi 1. The

back of the jacket is extended to orm a so-,

called skirt A which is provided at its corners with buttonholes A whichadapt the skirt to be secured as shown in Figs. 1-2, or as shown in Fig.3. The sides of'the drop flap D are provided on the outer side withbuttons G, G, which are adapted to engage buttonholes G G ,-formed onthe sides of .the trousers B adjacent to the slit or opening betweenthem and the drop flap. As shown in Fig. 3, one. of the buttonlioles Gis located at the waistband D and the buttonholeGr is located near thebottom of the side slit. I desire it understood, however, that in placeof the buttons bein attached to the drop flap they may be attac ed tothe trousers and engage buttonholes in the flap.

By the arrangement described, the drop flap can be securely fastened inposition at the sides of the trousers and the skirt of the jacket alsosecured so as to cover the hip pockets and form an effective closure forthe side slits between the trousers and the drop flap, thus excludingdust and dirt from the undergarments and person of the wearer, as wellas protecting the hip pockets.

In Fig. 1 the skirt of the jacket is shown closed in normal position andoverlapping the side edges of the trousers, whereas in Fig. 3 the jacketof the skirt is shown overlapped by the sides of the trousers.-

What I claim is The improved suit comprising a body por-' tonseffectively closing the slits, as described.

WILLIAM KETCHUM JONES. Witnesses:

D. W. GALL,

A. W.'HART.

